much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
direct descent; direct line
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
interference; meddling; butting in
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
to run past; to run by; to go too far ahead
variegated; varicoloured; varicolored; multi-coloured; multi-colored; diverse
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)
wicked tongue; abusive language
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
split; division; break up
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
flowery words; rhetorical flourishes
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
memories; recollections; reminiscence
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
heaps; a lot; plenty; with a thud
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
courteous; decorous; polite
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale